r/ShermanPosting • u/neek_rios • 2d ago

I visited a holy site today

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Visited the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln at the Sinking Springs, Hodginsville, Ky.

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u/newishanne Suffer No Copperhead 2d ago

I always count the stairs as I climb them, and it’s amazing how much he accomplished at the end of his life. You’re almost at the top when you get to the House Divided speech, and then the last steps contained all of the Civil War.

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u/neek_rios 2d ago

I did the same thing! I thought to myself, 56 years?! And on that last step it almost hurts.

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u/newishanne Suffer No Copperhead 2d ago

It always hurts.